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which is finally closest to <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 2}</math>. | which is finally closest to <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 2}</math>. | ||
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You can also think of <math>\frac{2\times1\times2016}{1+2016}</math> as <math>2\times\frac{2016}{2017}</math> which it should be obvious that our number is most closest to 2 (<math>\lceil\frac{2016}{2017}\rceil=1</math>), our answer here is <math>\boxed{(A)}</math> | You can also think of <math>\frac{2\times1\times2016}{1+2016}</math> as <math>2\times\frac{2016}{2017}</math> which it should be obvious that our number is most closest to 2 (<math>\lceil\frac{2016}{2017}\rceil=1</math>), our answer here is <math>\boxed{(A)}</math> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 25 January 2021
Problem
The harmonic mean of two numbers can be calculated as twice their product divided by their sum. The harmonic mean of and
is closest to which integer?
Solution
Since the harmonic mean is times their product divided by their sum, we get the equation
which is then
which is finally closest to .
-dragonfly
You can also think of as
which it should be obvious that our number is most closest to 2 (
), our answer here is
See Also
2016 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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